City Council

APPROVED 03/02/2015 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 16, 2015 THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M., ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2015, BY MAYOR RIX. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council Members and the audience present stood for the Pledge of Allegiance and the Invocation. ROLL CALL Present: LaFore, Misteravich, Rix, Yaroch Absent: Goodar, Greene, Schultz Others: City Manager Moore, City Clerk Stagl Visitors: Police Chief Teske, DPS Director Goetzinger, Chamber Director Jill Albin Motion by Yaroch, seconded by Misteravich, to excuse Councilor Schultz from tonight’s meeting, due to health reasons. All yeas Motion passes APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Yaroch, seconded by LaFore, to approve the minutes of the February 2, 2015, regular meeting, as presented. All yeas Motion passes AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Jill Albin, thanked the City Council and City Administration for the help that the Chamber received during the recent Winter Festival. CCM: 02/16/2015 Page 1 of 5  APPROVED 03/02/2015 ADOPTION OF AGENDA Motion by Yaroch, seconded by Misteravich, to adopt the agenda as amended: Add item #2 – Consideration of Pump Replacement/Kmart Lift Station Add to closed session - POLC All yeas Motion passes CONSENT AGENDA a) Receive and File DPW Activity Report for January 2015 b) Receive and File City Clerk’s Activity Report for January 2015 c) Receive and File City Planner’s Activity Report for January 2015 d) Receive and File Treasury and Money Market Report for January 2015 e) Receive and File Investment CD Report for January 2015 f) Receive and File Code Enforcement Activity Report for January 2015 g) Receive and File Parks and Recreation Activity Report for January 2015 h) Receive and File Library Activity Report for January 2015 i) Receive and File Cable Television Activity Report for January 2015 j) Receive and File Water Well Report for January 2015 k) Receive and File Police Department Statistics for January 2015 l) Receive and File Offense Count Report for January 2015 m) Receive and File Arrest Code County Report for January 2015 n) Receive and File Macomb County Accumulative Accident Report for 2014 o) Receive and File Channel Statistical Analysis Report for January 2015 p) Receive and File Burn Permit Report for January 2015 q) Receive and File Alarm Billing Quarterly Report September-December 2014 r) Approval of Motion to excuse Councilors Goodar and Greene from tonight’s meeting. s) Receive and File Revenue and Expense Report for January 2015 t) Approval of February 12, 2015, Schedule of Bills in the amount of $ 105,009.59 Motion by Yaroch, seconded by LaFore, to adopt the Consent Agenda as presented. All yeas Motion passes PUBLIC HEARING None scheduled. CCM: 02/16/2015 Page 2 of 5  APPROVED 03/02/2015 ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION 1. Consideration of Approving Resolution No. 2015-3 and the Special Event Request/White Cane Sale/Richmond Lions Club Motion by Yaroch, seconded by Misteravich, to approve Resolution No. 2015-3, proclaiming the week of April 26th through May 2nd, 2015, as White Cane Week and the request received from the Richmond Lion’s club to conduct their White Cane Sale, at the intersections of Main/Division and County Line Road/St. Clair Highway on Friday, April 24th and Saturday, April 25th, 2015, from Dawn to Dusk; further, the Lion’s Club agrees that the volunteers will wear reflective vests to make them visible to motorists and utilize traffic cones; that the Lion’s Club agree not to be in the Main/Division intersection on Friday, April 24th, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.; and further, that the Lion’s agree to sign a Liability Waiver. All yeas Motion passes 2. Consideration of Pump Replacement/Kmart Lift Station City Manager Moore informed Council that Pump No. 1 was replaced on February 12th, due to an emergency condition. Pump No. 2 is currently out of service and not cost effective to be repaired. The station is currently operating with a backup pump that is not performing at a very high level and may not be operational much longer. Staff was recommending the purchase of a new pump to be installed as soon as possible. Motion by LaFore, seconded by Misteravich, to waive purchasing ordinance requirement on the basis of sole source supplier and authorize the expense of $15,000.0 to Kennedy Industries to replace one pump at the Kmart lift station with the expense charged to line item 590-537-818.000, Contractual Services; System Expense: Sanitary Sewer Fund. A roll call vote was taken: Four yeas (LaFore, Misteravich, Rix, Yaroch) Three absent (Goodar, Greene, Schultz) Motion passes DPS Director Goetzinger informed Council that he was planning on starting an annual pump maintenance program. MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS FROM THE CITY MANAGER - Bid Opening for the Dow Street Reconstruction is scheduled for February 19th - City Hall project is going very well. CCM: 02/16/2015 Page 3 of 5  APPROVED 03/02/2015 COUNCIL COMMENTS LaFore – Updated Council on the High School athletic activities. Rix – Commented on sidewalks along Main Street that were not being cleared of snow. - Reminder of upcoming calendar events: 2/23 – Library Board Meeting at 7:00 pm 2/25 – TIFA Meeting at 7:00 3/2 – Council Meeting at 7:00 pm CLOSED SESSION 1. Teamster and POLC Union Negotiations Motion by Yaroch, seconded by LaFore, to convene into closed session in accordance with Section 8 (c) of the Michigan Open Meetings Act, Public Act 267 of 1976, as amended, for strategy and negotiations sessions connected with the negotiations of a collective bargaining agreement if either negotiating party requests a closed hearing. A roll call vote was taken: All yeas (Misteravich, Rix, Yaroch, LaFore) Three absent (Goodar, Greene, Schultz) Motion passes Council recessed at 7:15 p.m. to go into closed session. OTHER BUSINESS Motion by Yaroch, seconded by Misteravich, to reconvene into open session at 7:38 p.m. All yeas Motion passes Motion by Yaroch, seconded by LaFore, to approve the Tentative Agreement dated February 10, 2015 with the Teamsters for the Wage and Insurance Re-Opener for Fiscal Year 2014/15. All yeas Motion passes CCM: 02/16/2015 Page 4 of 5  APPROVED 03/02/2015 Motion by Misteravich, seconded by LaFore, to approve the Tentative Agreement dated February 13, 2015 with the POLC July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2016 POLC - Command Contract. All yeas Motion passes ADJOURNMENT Motion by Yaroch, seconded by LaFore, to adjourn the Regular Council Meeting at 7:40 p.m. All yeas Motion passes Respectfully Submitted: Karen M. Stagl, City Clerk CCM: 02/16/2015 Page 5 of 5